Addiction
A strong desire to consume a particular substance is a ____?
What is a craving
Advice or guidance, especially as solicited from a knowledgeable person.
What is Counseling.
The condition of being physically and mentally dependent on a substance.
What is addiction
Some people may inherit a vulnerability to the addictive properties of drugs
What is a Genetic Factors
Name 3 diseases or illnesses that can result from alcohol/drug use
Hepatitis, Heart disease, Obesity, Mental health, HIV, Cancer, Stroke
A persistent, habitual use of alcohol/drugs
What is substance abuse.
A set of guiding principles outlining a course of action for recovery from addiction, compulsion, or other behavioral problems
What is the twelve-step program.
A gradual using more of the product to achieve the same effects as the first use.
What is tolerance?
The home, neighborhood or community where people live, go to school or work can influence whether or not they develop substance use problems
What is environmental factors.
Name 3 specific areas of the body that can be affected by drug use
What is Mouth, Liver, Throat, Lungs, Skin, Kidney, Bladder, Heart, Brain
Abnormal physical or psychological features that follow the abrupt discontinuation of a drug that has produced a physical dependence.
What is withdrawal symptoms
H.A.L.T stands for ____
What is Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired
Define Comorbidity
What is the simultaneous presence of two or more diseases or medical conditions in a patient.
What is the most common co-occurring problem in addiction?
What are Mental health issues.
Drugs of abuse target the brain's reward system by flooding the circuit with
A) Dopamine
B) Acetylcholine
C) Norepihephrine
D) All of the above
What is Dopamine
The most commonly consumed psychoactive substance on earth
What is Caffeine Addiction.
Information or an emergency kit to help an individual from using again. This kit could include 12 step information, important phone numbers and meetings, healthy recreation activities, outpatient treatment.
What is a relapse prevention plan
A guide/mentor, fellow recovering addiction that volunteers time to help others.
What is a sponsor
Immediate rewarding experience that makes a person truly "joyous" or "happy" in spirit
What is immediate gratification?
Identify 3 physical symptoms of stress and identify 3 emotional symptoms of stress.
Physical: Backache, muscle cramps, rise in blood pressure, headache, palpitation, abdominal cramps, diarrhea or constipation.
Emotional: Depression, anxiety, irritability, mood swings, memory and concentration problems, compulsive behaviors.
According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, ______ American adults (aged 12 and older) battled a substance use disorder in 2017. 1 out of ____ adults struggled with both alcohol and drug use disorders simultaneously.
A) 20.1 Million / 10
B) 19.7 Million / 8
C) 16.4 Million / 6
D) 25.5 Million / 4
What is any characteristic or behavioral pattern that enhances a person's adaptation.
What is Coping Skills
________ is a process that happens in people’s minds. If a decision has been made to stop using but the addiction still has strength the addicted part of the brain invents excuses that move the addicted person close enough to relapse situations that accidents can and do happen.
What is Relapse Justification.
A state of mental or emotional strain caused by adverse circumstances.
What is Stress?
This person claims Burger King saved his life from his drug addiction.
What is Robert Downey Jr.